# Code of Conduct for Swiss Haecksen ## TLDR We are a collective of everybody but cis dudes. Please be respectful to each other. Thank you! <3 ## Introduction The Haecksen Switzerland is a group of ABCD (all but cis dudes) people who wish to have a friendly and safer space for technical exchange, knowledge sharing and a space for learning events. We are a group of people who are driven by their interest in technologies. Our goal is to collaborate and work together while respecting different opinions, skills and interests. We welcome anybody who defines themself as an ABCD (All But Cis Dude) person. We chose this abbreviation, in order to emphasize that also masculine or androgynous read or presenting people are welcome to join us. Every participant in any Haecksen CH events, online and offline, is expected to behave respectfully towards each other. Misbehaviour can lead to exclusion from our events and/or our technical infrastructure. If you have been in a situation in which the spirit of the Code of Conduct was breached, please reach out to us. This Code of Conduct applies at all events hosted by the Haecksen CH as well as to our online infrastructure. This Code of Conduct has to be acknowledged and accepted by all individuals, who participate at an event or are in our group. Therefore the Code of Conduct applies equally to all participants, including members, guests, speakers, volunteers, etc. ## Code of Conduct We invite and encourage our members and guests to express their opinions on relevant topics. All participants should at all times feel at ease to do so without fearing any form of attack, reprisal or harassment. We ask everybody to be respectful and considerate towards each other, especially when attempting to provide constructive criticism. To foster tolerance, respect and hospitality in our community, we agree not to engage in discriminatory, disparaging or offensive speech or actions targeting disabilities, gender, sexualities, ethnicities, nationalities, income, bodies, age, neurodiversity, religion, profession or any other dimensions of discrimination. Examples of behaviour that contributes to creating a positive environment include: * Welcoming and inclusive language * Use name & pronouns that someone introduces themself with * Gracefully accept "no"s and your own/other people's boundaries * Be respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences * Gracefully accept constructive criticism * Focus on what is best for the community * Show empathy towards other community members We will take actions against disruptive behaviour, which includes: trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, personal or political attacks, public or private harassment, publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic address or taking pictures of others without explicit permission. We strive to cultivate a positive error culture environment where we deal with our own and other persons' mistakes in a forward looking way, in an environment of mutual care, responsibility and forgiveness. If one has experienced or become aware of behaviour that breaches our Code of Conduct, please bring such incidents to the orga team. We try to offer support and de-escalate conflicts within our ressources. Additionally, we also apply core values from the Chaos Computer Club, namely the hacker ethics & Taking a stand against right-extremist ideology: https://www.ccc.de/en/hackerethik https://www.ccc.de/updates/2005/unvereinbarkeitserklaerung The Haecksen CH reserves the right to deny participation and/or eject from an event or any of its infrastructure any individual found to be engaging in misconduct contrary to the principles highlighted above. #### Attribution This Code of Conduct is adapted from: 1) FSFE Code of Conduct https://fsfe.org/about/codeofconduct.en.html 2) the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4, available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html #### further reading - on gender sensitive & inclusive language: https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/language-guide.pdf - on generally inclusive language: https://www.amnesty.ch/de/ueber-amnesty/inklusive-sprache/glossar & https://www.uni-hamburg.de/gleichstellung/download/antirassistische-sprache.pdf